120mm Fan Roundup: 17 Fans Compared - Page 3

jmke · 26th March 2006, 22:10

that fan is rated by the manufacturer at 28dBA, measured in that special room.

your room is NOT 20-23dBA (dB != dBA) I'm quite sure of that

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Provided I truly have a 16 dBA ambient noise level, my PC is the top of the line in emitting no more than 20 dBA; the noise from the clock next to me, the sound of the keyboard from every stroke I make, noise from my stomach will sound like an orchestra. I have had worked in a sound chamber at ~16- 20dBA, I did not feel well after about one hour of work. It is not a healthy situation for most normal people.

get a dBA meter and do the test if you don't believe me

26th March 2006, 22:34

I have a fridge in the other room. The heat is through a radiator, which is not making any noise. I'm telling you, this place is near silent. The only thing you can hear is the computer.

jmke · 26th March 2006, 22:38

I'm not saying where you are it is not silent.

what I am saying is saying is that is doubtful your room has <30dBA readings... more like 30-35dBA and that is REALLY dead silent for most people.

28th March 2006, 01:58

Would love to see the Low, Medium, High speed Panaflo 120mm fans included in the roundup. I use the Medium speed for all my computers. They are very quiet and move a lot of air.

Sidney · 28th March 2006, 02:47

Alastor:

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I have a fridge in the other room. The heat is through a radiator, which is not making any noise.

Radiator? Or, Condensor and evaporator. The sound of a fridge comes from the compressor.

jmke · 28th March 2006, 08:11

I think the radiator is part of his house heating system

@MacGyver: I mailed Panaflo and Delta back in December about this roundup, to no avail.

Sidney · 28th March 2006, 15:02

Radiator for heating .... using water or steam I imagine, with a pump circulating water in the system; something that I used in my old house 30 years ago. I hope the water expansion tank does not make much noise and the cracking pipe noise waking me up at the middle of the night no longer holds true.

28th March 2006, 16:02

I just got some of the rubber mounting slicks for casefans and I think they need much more pimping than they got in the first roundup.

I also got an Accellero X2 as the x1800XT is killing my ears now at IDLE. But that thing definatly will get a ducttaped 120mm fan instead of the small 60mm one once I start clocking =O

16th April 2006, 11:40

Just joined your forum. Excellent fan review. Lots of effort and very usefull.

May I suggest that to keep it usefull, that it be updated occasionally with newer products as they become available. And no need to include everything out there. Just the potenially good candidates based on preliminary user comparisons with known ones.

So let me start by adding one for your future list:
SilentX Ixtreme Pro 120mm fan:
IXP-74-14 64 CFM @1500 RPM 14 dBA 0.2A

BY the way, does anybody have first hand experience yet with the new Kigwin BigAir. I need to change my X2 4400+ stock cooler but don't want to remove MB. Seems good contender, but could only find one review. And cannot fiond anyone selling it in the UK ! ANy info? Thanks.

jmke · 16th April 2006, 11:59

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Originally posted by meshmesh
May I suggest that to keep it usefull, that it be updated occasionally

how occasional would that be?

I don't have a setup that I can dedicate just for fan testing

26th March 2006, 22:38	#23
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	I'm not saying where you are it is not silent. what I am saying is saying is that is doubtful your room has <30dBA readings... more like 30-35dBA and that is REALLY dead silent for most people. __________________

28th March 2006, 01:58	#24
MacGyver Posts: n/a	Panaflo 120mm Would love to see the Low, Medium, High speed Panaflo 120mm fans included in the roundup. I use the Medium speed for all my computers. They are very quiet and move a lot of air.

28th March 2006, 08:11	#26
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	I think the radiator is part of his house heating system @MacGyver: I mailed Panaflo and Delta back in December about this roundup, to no avail. __________________

28th March 2006, 15:02	#27
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	Radiator for heating .... using water or steam I imagine, with a pump circulating water in the system; something that I used in my old house 30 years ago. I hope the water expansion tank does not make much noise and the cracking pipe noise waking me up at the middle of the night no longer holds true. __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

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26th March 2006, 22:34	#22
Alastor Posts: n/a	I have a fridge in the other room. The heat is through a radiator, which is not making any noise. I'm telling you, this place is near silent. The only thing you can hear is the computer.

28th March 2006, 16:02	#28
Rutar Posts: n/a	I just got some of the rubber mounting slicks for casefans and I think they need much more pimping than they got in the first roundup. I also got an Accellero X2 as the x1800XT is killing my ears now at IDLE. But that thing definatly will get a ducttaped 120mm fan instead of the small 60mm one once I start clocking =O

16th April 2006, 11:40	#29
meshmesh Posts: n/a	Just joined your forum. Excellent fan review. Lots of effort and very usefull. May I suggest that to keep it usefull, that it be updated occasionally with newer products as they become available. And no need to include everything out there. Just the potenially good candidates based on preliminary user comparisons with known ones. So let me start by adding one for your future list: SilentX Ixtreme Pro 120mm fan: IXP-74-14 64 CFM @1500 RPM 14 dBA 0.2A BY the way, does anybody have first hand experience yet with the new Kigwin BigAir. I need to change my X2 4400+ stock cooler but don't want to remove MB. Seems good contender, but could only find one review. And cannot fiond anyone selling it in the UK ! ANy info? Thanks.